Ann Turkel

Today, the actress and former cover model is living at Beverly Hills with her dogs Samantha and Olivia (above she left). Ann Turkel still struggles to endure her separation with Richard Harris, even though they were married only for 8 years. The actress was born into the Jewish middle class family, and raised within Manhattan, Turkel had, as a teenager, studied in the company of Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse as well as Philip Burton at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Knight Rider Knight's Retreat 1985 -- Ann Turkel, Bianca Morgan. Ann Turkel was married for eight wild years to Hollywood Hellraiser Richard Harris. She confesses 40 years later to JAN MOIR, that the couple could never find happiness apart. Richard Harris is the actor who plays Albus Dumbledore, the wizard, in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 (also released as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) as well as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002. Ann Turkel's professional life is one of the broadest and fascinating in the entertainment business. She has been recognized around the world due to the successes she's had on television, motion picture as well as modeling. Ann was born and raised in Manhattan. Her talent for entertainment never waned. Ann began dancing at the age 5 and continued to study art throughout her college years. She attributes her grandmother to inspiring her creative pursuits. Ann was a student of performing, voice, and many other types of expression in her early days. Ann began her training in acting when she was 16 years old learning alongside Sandy Meisner & Philip Burton. At the age of 16, Ann started singing with her friends and formed a rock and roll band. Also, she performed in a season of stock productions in the summer in the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts with plays such as The Pajama Game" and West Side Story. Ann's participation with her group in a fashion event was when Gloria Schiff, editor of Vogue Magazine, discovered Ann. Within a week editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland had Ann shoot her very first Vogue cover using photographer Richard Avedon. Ann was one of America's most popular models. Her images appeared on the covers of top magazines such as Vogue Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and numerous others. Ann has been a model who was successful for cosmetic companies such as Max Factor Revlon, Chanel and Europe in Europe in the following two years.